MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161026
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '17 at 03:46
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4600-$27 16,729 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 199 80% 136 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 318 42% 317 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 22D4) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte G1 Gaming CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.11.3 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.7% Below average	Lighting 30.3 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 52.5 25% 47.7 fps	MRender 60.9 Gravity 52.5 Splatting 53.9 45% 55.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 107 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 57 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 267 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65540 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 265	71.5% Very good	Read 516 Write 335 Mixed 347 88% 400 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 9.71 99% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 34.3 DQ Write 80.1 DQ Mixed 11 22% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 91%
Toshiba MK5056GSYF 500GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 172GB free Firmware: LJ001D Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2159 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 709365 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6217 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 734 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 123 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 117821 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 261993791515 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 151424923 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 421112058 (F0) Head flying hours 79 79 516167 (F1) Unknown 100 100 44964234506 (F2) Unknown 100 100 53407379001 (FE) Unknown 100 100 96	46.4% Average	Read 79.8 Write 81.6 Mixed 83.3 62% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.31 87% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 59%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 247GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 36.5 Mixed 35.5 47% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.25 69% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 1x8GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 48%

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,169x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	337x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	563x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	255x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	87x
Blue 250GBWD $81Bench 79%, 26,761 samples	57x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	212x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16